The September 12, 1961 tornado
F3Jackson Parish, Louisiana
An F3 tornado on a 2.0-mile path that killed 5 and injured 37. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · September 12, 1961
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 2.0 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 37
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, September 12, 1961
- 1:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Galveston County8 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.